This is part of my stress-release plan. A mind-numbing solution from the corporate-speak world. A world of PowerPoints and acronyms. Is it jaded? Of course it is. Is it politically correct? What would be the point of that. Is it making me rich? If only. I do however, feel better with each blog I write. How about you? Gotta keep laughing . . . Work Redefined - someone had to redefine this thing called work.

Welcome to my jaded world of work, office and the corporate world. Having spent the past 16 years working in manufacturing for a large company, I worked my way up through the ranks to the "semi-executive" plateau where the grass is not really greener (okay, the money is), but just has a whole bunch of weird shades. Everyone talks differently and eventually you get sucked into the world of Corporate-speak and think. Well, "Work Redefined" is my outlet.I find myself sitting on conference calls or in meetings and can't help but turn terms and phrases into something much more entertaining; entertaining for myself and hopefully for others who have the same reservations and/or disgust for what they hear on a daily basis. It kind of resembles thoughts from Dilbert and The Office, but my own personal twist.Yes, I'm part of the evil, but I keep pushing against it in an effort to not become fully absorbed in it all. I've put some of my thoughts on shirts, hats and things that you can see on Cafe Press under Work Redefined. I'll post some of the tantalizing tidbits on my blog for your pleasure, pain or entertainment.

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Blamestorm

I think this one is sweet and oh, so true. How often have you heard the term "brainstorm" and had it simply suck the life right out of you. First of all, brainstorming is really a process and rarely is it followed. It is supposed to be a free-flow of ideas, but usually ends up just being a trickle. Can't anyone trust each other? Can't we just say what comes to our minds? WAKE UP! This is the real world and in the real world, we wait until its all over and put into place, the all powerful, specially organized and no-win blamestorm.

When the storm hits, it usually has little to due with the brain and more to do with a survival mechanism that apparently runs much deeper (or lower) than the brain; a couple feet lower as a matter of fact. Closer to the posterior, rump, oh hell, the ass. Yep, as in saving one's own . . .

Never done this? Oh, I see. Too noble eh? Well, I wish I could say the same and sleep at night. The blame-game is the 3rd oldest profession in the world. This is a semi-family blog, so I won't mention the first two. Find this one on stuff you'd love to wear in my store in Cafe Press under Blamestorm. I was wearing this one on a corporate trip to Georgia and got stopped more than once by laughs and comments. Pretty cool.

Here's some of my tunes while you read

Fun Product Links

Some of my Favorite Blogs / Sites (other than mine of course)

BYOB - Bring Your Own Bags is my wife's blog. And BzzBags.com is her website. Beth ("B") is working to save the planet one bag at a time with 100% cotton bags for produce and bulk goods (every time you go to the store). She's still getting it started, but watch out! New in her arsonal are Organic Cotton Bags too.

Here, these folks are attempting to change the world and I'm just making fun of it. Then this . . . Gary's music blog - tracking personal history. Exciting to all I'm sure.